The Riptides - Canadian Graffiti - Coke Bottle Green W/ Blue Splatter - Vinyl LP

Veteran Ottawa, ON pop-punkers The Riptides continue to re-issue the essential albums from their back catalog with Canadian Graffiti returning to print in an all new vinyl pressing from Pirates Press Records.

After a successful collaboration with the label on their latest LP Burn After Listening as well as the re-issue of fan-favorite album Tales From Planet Earth, the time has come to bring 2017’s Canadian Graffiti back for audiences old and new!

Across 18 tracks in under 30 minutes, this record is quintessential Riptides: punk rock inspired by the Ramones & 90s Lookout! Records, power-pop hooks, and wry storytelling - along with rapidfire references to everything from Doctor Who to Stanley Kubrick to Star Trek. To top off the pop cultural potluck, it all comes packaged in a jacket featuring original art by Archie Comics legend Dan Parent!

Recorded with legendary producer and long-time collaborator Mass Giorgini (Screech- ing Weasel, Alkaline Trio, Rise Against) at Sonic Iguana Studios, Canadian Graffiti features longtime core Riptides members Andy Vandal and Bob Goblin joined by Dan Lumley (Screeching Weasel, Common Rider, Squirtgun) on drums, among other notable collaborators. There’s even a shout out to the band’s friend, Wimpy Rutherford of The Queers on “Wimpy Goes To Washington.”

Canadian rock icon Bif Naked provides guest vocals on the pop-punk duet “Someone Just Like You.” “She was so incredibly kind and rad to work with,” recalls Bob Goblin. “She killed it and I think it gives the listener one of the most unexpected tracks on the album, in the best possible way.”

Meanwhile, “Goodbye Hawaii” encapsulates much of what the band is all about in the space of just under two and a half minutes. “It’s a love letter to Hawaii, surfing, girls, beaches, drinking. What’s there not to love?!” says Bob. “Probably one of the definitive Riptides songs...if I can be pretentious enough to say that!” No wonder it has gone on to become a staple in live sets, and a fan-favorite sing along!

Freshly re-mastered for this release by Giorgini, this is truly the quintessential version of this vital entry in The Riptides’ discography. Bob Goblin believes it is a perfect gateway into their music for fans new and old alike.

TRACK LIST:
SIDE A
01. Shit Sandwich
02. Couldn’t Care Less
03. Goodbye Hawaii
04. Totally Wasted
05. Wimpy Goes To Washington
06. Fast Girls
07. Get Out of My Dreams, Get into My Tardis
08. Homing Missile
09. Happy Ever After
10. Someone Just Like You
SIDE B
11. Eyes Wide Shut
12. Spies Like Us
13. Beam Me Up
14. I Don’t Wanna Go To Work
15. Motormouth
16. Manchurian Candidate
17. Babybottle
18. Waterloo

Pressing info: 250 - Coke Bottle Green w/ Blue Splatter